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3 days ago · Set in early 19th-century France, Les Misérables is the story of Jean Valjean, a French peasant, and his desire for redemption, released from jail in 1815 after serving nineteen years for stealing a loaf of bread for his sister's starving child.
May 21, 2024 · In this powerful song, Sondheim ingeniously crafts a layered narrative that delves into the mind of Sweeney Todd, a vengeful barber seeking retribution for the injustices he has suffered. The lyrics paint a vivid picture of Todd’s desire for revenge, as he sings of his twisted ambition to avenge the wrongs that have been inflicted upon him.
3 days ago · West Side Story is a musical conceived by Jerome Robbins with music by Leonard Bernstein, lyrics by Stephen Sondheim, and a book by Arthur Laurents. Inspired by William Shakespeare's play Romeo and Juliet, the story is set in the mid-1950s in the Upper West Side of Manhattan in New York City, then a multiracial, blue-collar neighborhood.
May 30, 2024 · George Gershwin, one of the most significant and popular American composers of all time. He wrote primarily for the Broadway musical theatre, but his orchestral and piano compositions were also important. His notable works included the composition Rhapsody in Blue and the opera Porgy and Bess.
- The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica
- George Gershwin made piano rolls for player pianos, played the piano in nightclubs, demonstrated sheet music for a music publishing company, and wo...
- George Gershwin died of a brain tumour at the age of 38.
- With his lyricist brother Ira, George Gershwin composed numerous popular songs (such as “Embraceable You” and “They Can’t Take That Away from Me”),...
- George Gershwin is important for his great talent as a melodist in both popular and classical genres and for his chamber and orchestral works that...
May 16, 2024 · Lin-Manuel Miranda, American actor, composer, lyricist, and writer who created and starred in stage productions that blended modern musical forms with classic musical theater. Perhaps his best-known work was Hamilton, a hip-hop musical about Alexander Hamilton.
- Lin-Manuel Miranda is a playwright, composer, lyricist, and actor known for his hip-hop–infused musicals In the Heights and Hamilton. He is also kn...
- Lin-Manuel Miranda was born and raised in Inwood, a Hispanic neighborhood in Manhattan, New York. Miranda’s parents are of Puerto Rican origin.
- Lin-Manuel Miranda wrote his first musical, In the Heights, when he was a sophomore at Wesleyan University in 1999. The play made its Off-Broadway...
- Lin-Manuel Miranda’s hit musical Hamilton is about the life of U.S. statesman and Founding Father Alexander Hamilton. Miranda was inspired to write...
- Lin-Manuel Miranda’s name is inspired by the Vietnam War poem “Nana roja para mi hijo Lin Manuel” by José Manuel Torres Santiago.
May 29, 2024 · Stephen Schwartz: We actually were working on the show about four years, which is pretty fast for a big Broadway musical…. Once I had heard about [ Wicked] from [my friend] Holly Near, it took awhile to secure the rights, because Universal had them – actually Demi Moore’s production company had them. I had to follow a trail through her ...
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May 21, 2024 · -World Premiere of Main Titles "Intro" complete Midi recording-Music by Bernard Herrmann_Midi by Jason Kruppa
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